US, India can be world leaders in education: Kerry

Indiaand the US have the capacity to lead global education, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday as several institutions from the two countries announced tie-ups and collaborations.

Skill education remained in the focus, with Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju saying India would be starting 200 skill training institutes based on the model of US's community colleges.

Kerry, on a three-day official visit to India, said the two countries needed to lead the way as a large young population has to be trained.